Flavor of purple ice cream, sometimes (4)

I believe the answer is:

taro

(Other definitions for taro that I've seen before include "Starchy food" , "Tropical plant with edible tuberous roots" , "Root to eat" , "Chinese eddo" , "Starchy plant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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